Discovering the dangers in certain trends
2010-03-15 10:03:16
The weekly NYMEX oil chart shows an uptrend that has paused but this has not developed into a downtrend. The pause is defined by an up-sloping wide trading channel. The chart has several bullish features and they suggest markets are moving towards higher oil prices.
End of an era for global finance
2010-03-13 09:40:24
In the world of economics and finance, revolutions occur rarely and are often detected only in hindsight. But what happened on Feb 19 can safely be called the end of an era in global finance.
Loan data prove policies effective: economists
2010-03-12 13:33:20
China's new loans last month, nearly half of the figure reported in January, indicated the country's policies to balance loan growth have taken effect, economists said Tuesday.
CPI surge within normal range: banker
2010-03-12 13:23:28
Yang Ziqiang, head of the People's Bank of China's Jinan bureau, said the hefty rise is because the Lunar New Year holiday fell in February this year, but in January last year.
That green trend might be your skin mutating
2010-03-11 07:51:10
When, in the 1960s, I started to talk about "paper recycling" to my students, I was seen as a Don Quixote by my peers.
West puts China to GM food test
2010-03-11 07:51:10
Food security has always been a vital issue for China. And given its population of 1.3 billion, it is even more important today.
Roubini cautious on yuan growth
2010-03-09 09:57:19
China will limit the yuan's appreciation to 4 percent over the next 12 months because of a "super cautious" outlook on the global economy, said New York University Professor Nouriel Roubini.
Think again: It may not be China century
2010-03-08 11:28:11
China is certainly a rising power but it is still a developing one. It has its own problems that needed to be addressed immediately, said Pan Rui, a professor of international relations at Fudan University in Shanghai.
4,000 reasons for change
2010-03-08 11:25:03
China's per capita GDP approaching $4,000 in 2009. The figure represents a critical point for the transformation of the country's economic and social development from a mode of survival to growth. Similarly, the country's economic model is also expected to value growth in quality more than in quantity.
Perception meets reception
2010-03-08 10:58:48
Toyota's long track record of quality means little to China's motoring freshmen...
Give down-to-earth stats
2010-03-05 11:41:16
Growing public doubt over last year's growth in home prices has forced National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) chief Ma Jiantang to admit to technical flaws in its current handling of processing stats, as political consultants and lawmakers gather in Beijing for annual sessions.
Waltzing around exchange rates
2010-03-05 07:51:13
Since there are many such benchmarks or standards, we use the most common one, which is the US dollar. This is because the US dollar is the most widely used reserve currency, accounting for roughly two-thirds of global foreign exchange trading and official foreign exchange reserves.